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Melding Indian spices, she’s in a class by herself

SINGAPORE --The bustling streets of Little India, an ethnic quarter in this city, seem removed from the other orderly neighborhoods. Here, hit Tamil tunes spill out of record stores, which makes passersby break into a dance (typically a dappan kuthu step), and sidewalk flower sellers...

Guru the Caterer’s Following Has a Taste For Indian Food

Four years ago, Guru the Caterer set up shop on Broadway here. The sign read "divine Indian food for brilliant minds" and listed the contact information, but the shutters remained closed most of the time. Meanwhile, a minivan with the same intriguing tagline was zipping...

Indian Ban leads to Lentil Shortage

In the hands of an Indian cook, lentils - also called dals or pulses - might be made into spinach dal or sambar. Whatever dish they go into, they feature prominently on the daily menu of most Indian-American families. Open a kitchen cabinet in a...